A key suspect in last week's robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture apparently attempted to flee to South Korea after the incident, investigative sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-suspect-flee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tochigi #japanesepolice #kanagawa #stabbings #teens
Tochigi robbery-murder suspect tried to flee to South Korea

The 28-year-old alleged instructor of the crime was taken into custody shortly before his planned flight to Seoul at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in the early hours of Sunday.

The Japan Times